Legendary dual Arc-winner Enable inducted into British Racing Hall of Fame

The legendary two-time winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Enable, has been inducted into British Racing’s Hall of Fame. Trained by John Gosden for Juddmonte Farms, she became one of the most popular Flat horses of the century through her exploits under regular jockey Frankie Dettori.

Over five seasons she won 15 of her 19 races including 11 at Group 1 level in four different countries between 2016 and 2020. Enable made history by becoming the first horse to win the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot three times.

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She is also one of only eight horses to gain two triumphs in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe while victory in the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs cemented her international reputation.

Gosden said: “I’ve never known a filly like her that could take the training and the racing.

“She probably did something that may never be done again as a three-year-old to go and win the Oaks, then the Irish Oaks followed by the King George, then to York to win the Yorkshire Oaks and then dust them all off in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever be lucky enough to see another filly who could do something like that. She was without doubt one of those absolute racemares of a lifetime.”

Enable will join the late trainer Major Dick Hern among the new inductees to become recognised as modern greats of the sport.

Hern was one of the outstanding trainers in the second half of the 20th century, scooping 16 British Classics and guiding the careers of multiple champions, continuing to be successful after left tetraplegic from a hunting accident.

Hern, who died at the age of 81 in 2002, was champion trainer on four occasions, in 1962, 1972, 1980 and 1983, and his British Classic triumphs included three Derby winners in Troy (1979), Henbit (1980) and Nashwan (1989).

He also became the first trainer to saddle five winners of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, plus won every Irish Classic at least once.

Hern is the fifth trainer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame after Vincent O’Brien, Sir Henry Cecil, Sir Michael Stoute and Aidan O’Brien.